The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-14
COERCION BILL DEBATE.
VARIOUS AMENDMENTS DIS
CUSSED TO NO PURPOSE.

Gladstone Advises More Work and
Less Talk-Mr. Smith Asks the Oppo-
sition to Assist the Government
A Full Epitome of Yesterdays Pro
ceedings-Davitt Outwits the Police
LONDON, June 13.-'rhe House of Com
mons this evening resumed the debate on
the coercion bill. Taking up the fifth clause,
which deals with the proclaiming of dis,
tricts, Mr., Henry Fowler, Liberal, proposed
rs an amendment that the proclamations be
made by an order of the Privy Council, in
stead of by the Viceroy. He urged that the
change of such Importance as the proclaim
ing of districts should be made by the inn
perial instead Of by the Irish executive. Mr..
Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland, declined
to accept the amendment. He reminded
the House that the government collectively
was responsible for every act of the Irish
executive Messrs. Healy, Mcneil, Clancy
and Dillon, Nationalists, SUCCESSFULLY sup
ported the amendment. Mr. Gladstone slg
eested that the members should not spend
any more of the short time at their COM
mand in discussion. It would be better. he
said to employ the remaining time in dis
cussing weightier points. Mr.. Smith said
be was anxious to allow sufficient time for
the discussion of substantial questions, and
hoped the opposition would assist the gov
errment in this direction.
THE LIVELY OPPOSITION.
Mr.. Fowler offered to withdraw his amend
nleut but Mr. Dillon objected. He declined
to take advice from the government as to
what amendments should be discussed in the
miserable period left to contest the measure.
Mr. Morley said h was sure Mr. Glad
l,a1 of1t tf1c
position assist in limiting the debate in az
cordance with the governments ideas The
opinions of the Parnellites upon the relative
importance OF amendments deserved more
attention than the opinions of the English
members.
The amendment was put to a division and
was rejected by a vote of 235 TO 1871.
Mr. Doherty moved an amendment that
the proclamation be issued only on the re
port of the Judge of the High Court after
local inquiry.
Mr. Holmes Irish Attorney General, op-
posed the amendment on the ground that it
was not advisable to remove any of the re-
sponsibility from the Executive A local
inquiry, he said, would be valueless, because
the Judge would have no power to take evil
dence under oath.
THE GOVERNMENT NOT CANDID.
Mr. Clancy said that the government
given as a reason for their opposition to the
amendment their desire to retain for
political purpose the power of proclaiming a
district. The amendment was then rejected
by vote Of 202 to 126.
TRYING TO LIMIT THE vICERoY's POWERS.
Mr. Shaw Lefevre moved an amendment
limiting the authority of the Viceroy in
proclaiming a district where it might be
necessary for the prevention of crime and
outrage. He appealed to the government to
assent to the alteration, which he said would
bring the clause in accord with the act of
1882
Sir R. E. Webster, Attorney General, said
that it was refreshing to hear Mr.. Shaw Le
fevre defending the act of 1882. The gov
ernment, he added, could not accept the pro
posal. The e'object of the bill being to pun
ish the authors as well as the commission
of crime, the amendment would hamper the
operation of the measure.
Mr.. Morley said he had never heard more
ludicrous reason given for the omission of
an important limitation 1t showed that
the real object of the bill was not the pre-
vention of crime, but the suppression of
political combinations, ICheers.l
Mr.. Bradlaugh suggested that to meet the
views of the government the words land
punishable" be added to the amendment
after the word prevention"
Mr.. Balfour announced that the govern
lnent accepted the amendment with Mr..
Bradlaugh's modification. [Cheers.l
ONE AMENDMENT CARRIED.
An amendment providing that the procla-
nation should endure six months, and an
other providing that a weeks notice be
given, were rejected. The government ac
cepted an amendment making the procla-
mations subject to the veto of either house.
After several other amendments had been
rejected. Attorney General Holmes moved to
amend the clause by making the summary
jurisdiction and change of venue apply to
the crimes committed before the issue of
the proclamation, if such crimes be com
mitted after the passing of the act Mr..
Healy said he considered the proposal a
breach of faith, The amendment was car
ried-227 to l1S
IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
In the House of Lords the consideration
of the Irish land bill in committee was fin
ished, and the report stage YVES set for
July1.
DAvITT AGAIN ESCAPES.
DUBLIN, June 13.-When it was discovered
yesterday that Mr. Michael Davitt had out
witted the authorities and was holding
meeting at Feakle, force of police was
sent from Bodyke to disperse it. II did not
reach Feakle, however, until after Mr..
Davitt had finished speaking and had left
the place. A severe fracas occurred be-
tween the police and the crowds which had
attended the meeting and several persons
were injured.
RIOTS AT ATHLoNE.
There was serious iioting at Athlone to-
day between the soldiers and civilians The
soldiers wrecked number of the houses
and many citizens were injured within by
falling stones